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Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:28:19 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1Brazil end Germany’s unbeaten home run with 1-0 victoryhttp://sport.citifmonline.com/2018/03/28/brazil-end-germanys-unbeaten-home-run-with-1-0-victory/
http://sport.citifmonline.com/2018/03/28/brazil-end-germanys-unbeaten-home-run-with-1-0-victory/#respondWed, 28 Mar 2018 04:55:47 +0000http://sport.citifmonline.com/?p=81371Germany lost for the first time in 23 matches as Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus scored the only goal to give Brazil the win in Berlin.

This was the first full meeting between the two nations since Germany humiliated Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte.

Jesus put Brazil ahead with a powerful diving header late in the first half.

He missed another chance with a header and Germany’s Julian Draxler had a late shot tipped over as Brazil held on.

It meant Joachim Low’s side, the reigning world champions and the team top of the world rankings, lost for the first time since a 2-0 defeat by France in the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Since then, they had won 16 times and drawn six before this match at the Olympiastadion.

The 19-year-old forward started the match ahead of Sergio Aguero but limped off after just 15 minutes and underwent tests on Tuesday morning.

The Brazilian will undergo further examinations in the coming days to establish the extent of the injury, but it is feared he could be out of action for three months.

The news is a big blow for Pep Guardiola’s side, who resume their Champions League campaign next week as Monaco visit the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Jesus has made an immediate impact at City after joining the club in £27million deal from Palmeiras in January.

He has scored three goals in his five appearances, including an injury-time winner against Swansea, and so impressive were his performances he was being selected ahead of top scorer Aguero.

That situation had sparked fresh speculation over the future of Aguero, who has scored 154 goals for City since joining the club in 2011.

Aguero, 28, replaced Jesus at the Vitality Stadium and forced the Tyrone Mings own goal which saw City complete their 2-0 victory and move to second in the Premier League.

The Argentina international is now likely to continue leading the line, although City are not in Premier League action again until March 5. They travel to Huddersfield in the fifth round of the FA Cup this weekend.